2015
Optogenetic stimulation of cholinergic brainstem neurons during focal limbic seizures: Effects on cortical physiology
Furman M, Zhan Q, McCafferty C, Lerner BA, Motelow JE, Meng J, Ma C, Buchanan GF, Witten IB, Deisseroth K, Cardin JA, Blumenfeld H. Optogenetic stimulation of cholinergic brainstem neurons during focal limbic seizures: Effects on cortical physiology. Epilepsia 2015, 56: e198-e202. PMID: 26530287, PMCID: PMC4679683, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal limbic seizuresLimbic seizuresCortical functionBrainstem neuronsCortical dysfunctionFocal temporal lobe seizuresOptogenetic stimulationCortical slow-wave activityDepressed cortical functionSubcortical cholinergic neuronsTemporal lobe seizuresLoss of consciousnessPedunculopontine tegmental nucleusAnesthetized rat modelSlow wave activityCortical gamma activitySleep-like stateCholinergic neuronsFocal seizuresArousal networkCholinergic stimulationTegmental nucleusRat modelCortical physiologySeizures
2010
Targeted optogenetic stimulation and recording of neurons in vivo using cell-type-specific expression of Channelrhodopsin-2
Cardin JA, Carlén M, Meletis K, Knoblich U, Zhang F, Deisseroth K, Tsai LH, Moore CI. Targeted optogenetic stimulation and recording of neurons in vivo using cell-type-specific expression of Channelrhodopsin-2. Nature Protocols 2010, 5: 247-254. PMID: 20134425, PMCID: PMC3655719, DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical interferenceMajor long-term goalViral vectorsCell-type selectivityRecording of neuronsOptogenetic stimulationChannelrhodopsin-2Cre-dependent expressionBrain circuit functionSelective cell typesInhibitory interneuronsIntracellular recordingsVivo electrophysiologyExcitatory neuronsIntact brainType selectivityNeural subtypesOptogenetic techniquesSpecific populationsNeural activityCircuit functionNeuronsInterferenceCell typesStimulation